Page 92 of Dreaming About Forever

Grant pointed behind Alicia, and she turned around.

Jordan gave her a heart-stopping smile and knelt before her.

Alicia gasped as her hands flew to cover her cheeks. “Jordan, what are you doing?”

“I’m getting to that,” Jordan said with a chuckle. He pulled a hand out of his pocket and lifted a box. “Alicia Juliet Carver, I love you with all that I am, and this year together has been the best of my life. We’ve been all over the world, and I learned one thing. You are my home.”

The tingling behind Alicia’s eyes said tears were coming, but she didn’t care if every bit of makeup washed off her face. The tears spilling down her cheeks were born of happiness, and there were so many more waiting in their future.

“I didn’t talk to your parents before planning this, but I did ask Stacy, and she–”

“She gave her blessing,” Stacy said as she stepped around Levi and Ruby.

“Stacy!” Alicia wrapped her sister in a rib-crushing hug, and she sucked in a shaky breath.

Stacy whispered in Alicia’s ear, “You deserve a new family. One who knows how special you are.”

“You’re my family.”

“And I always will be,” Stacy added. “But they love you too, and I’m more than willing to share.”

Alicia pulled out of the hug and looked from her sister to Jordan, who waited patiently on bended knee. “And what did your parents have to say about it?” she playfully asked.

“They gave their blessing, but also threatened my life if I ever broke your heart.”

Everyone in the room laughed, including Alicia. She wiped at her cheeks and reached for Jordan’s hand.

He looked up at her and smiled. “I want to spend forever with you. Will you marry me?”

Bouncing on her toes, Alicia shouted, “Yes!”

Jordan stood, wrapping an arm around her waist as he got to his feet. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he lifted her. The room erupted into shouts and cheers around them.

“I love you,” she whispered to him.

The stubble on his face brushed against her cheek as Jordan whispered back, “I’ll love you forever.”

He rested her back on her feet and took her hand. He slipped the diamond ring onto her finger and handed the box to Levi. Resting one hand on her cheek and wrapping an arm around her waist, Jordan pulled her in and pressed his lips to hers. The world around them erupted into cheers again.

Forever wouldn’t be long enough with Jordan by her side.

Ready for more? Return to Redemption Ridge in Bidding on A Second Chance, the next book in the Christmas in Redemption Ridge series.

His bid for a second chance this Christmas might lead to her most disastrous fall yet.